Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Chris Garrett
Sponsored
Became law3
Permits person to electronically verify proof of motor vehicle insurance.
Increases period of revocation of driving privileges to three years if person convicted of failure to perform duties of driver causes serious physical injury to another.
Permits owner of self-service storage facility to charge late fee for failure to pay or late payment of rent due.
Passed the House1
Directs Governor's office to convene work group on ecosystem services.
Out of committee1
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for contributions to organization that provides funding for Legal Services Program.
In committee2
Modifies crime of telephonic harassment to include electronic communications.
Modifies certain provisions relating to state initiative measures that require appropriation or expenditure of public moneys.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Authorizes health care facility, health care provider and patient to file notice of adverse health care incident with Oregon Patient Safety Commission.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Authorizes discrete investment of funds of political subdivisions in any commingled investment pool established by State Treasurer for investment of funds of state agencies or local governments.
Eliminates requirement that Department of Corrections inspect local correctional facility of county for compliance with specified provisions of state law when county conducts inspections for compliance.
Allows licensees of Oregon Liquor Control Commission to sell malt beverages, wine and cider in certain containers supplied by consumers.
Directs Governor to develop plan to align state economic and community development programs with regional and community based development programs.
Directs public education programs to submit specified information about number of students and number of licensed or registered teachers regularly assigned to students.
Eliminates sunset for mandatory cancellation of property tax assessment for manufactured structures with total value less than $12,500 in certain counties.
Authorizes issuance of restraining order protecting certain persons subjected to sexual abuse.
Provides that certain students are entitled to exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities.
Provides that, for purposes of corporate taxation, expenses paid to related member for use of intangible property and required to be added to federal taxable income do not include expenses paid for valid business purpose to person that is not related member or to foreign corporation not connected with United States trade or business.
Requires justice or municipal court to notify Department of State Police when court enters judgment of conviction of Class A misdemeanor.
Directs state agencies to include on Oregon transparency website description of percentage of expenditures made in Oregon and percentage of expenditures made outside Oregon during each biennium by agency under contracts for goods or services.
Establishes Oregon Retirement Savings Task Force.
Establishes Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.
Removes certain exemptions from fees and taxation for out-of-state banks, extranational institutions or foreign associations that engage in certain activities within this state.
Establishes Task Force on Minority Language Voting Materials.
Permits elector to simultaneously run as candidate for more than one district office.
Passed the House · 7
Directs State Registrar of Center for Health Statistics to send data file containing parents' names and mother's address to Oregon 529 College Savings Board for each child born in Oregon to residents of this state.
Increases estimate of revenues that will be received from corporate income and excise taxes for biennium beginning July 1, 2011.
Directs Oregon Historical Society to undertake fund-raising and commissioning of statue of Mark Odom Hatfield, to be placed in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
Adds two members to Oregon Education Investment Board.
Requires international matchmaking organization doing business in this state to provide criminal history record information and personal history information about client, and basic rights information, to noncitizen, nonresident recruit.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Modifies authority of Port of Portland to establish contract standards. .
Out of committee · 5
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-P general obligation bonds to provide matching funds to school districts for improvements to school security infrastructure.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for nutrition programs for eligible individuals through Women, Infants and Children Program.
Directs Clackamas County to develop proposed charter for formation of area commission on transportation on or before September 30, 2014.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department, in consultation with Department of Environmental Quality, to provide financial assistance to public and private owners of brownfields and other properties contaminated with hazardous substances to assess need for environmental action.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-Q general obligation bonds to finance construction and improvement of courthouses.
In committee · 22
Requires Department of State Police to conduct study on issues related to abduction of children.
Requires statements of independent expenditures to be filed with Secretary of State using electronic filing system.
Requires Director of the State Department of Energy to promote use of compressed natural gas.
Requires telecommunications contract between telecommunications utility and residential customer to allow customer to terminate contract without penalty if customer enters hospice program.
Requires person convicted of certain animal crimes to register with law enforcement agencies.
Modifies controlled substance offenses where occurrence of offense within 1,000 feet of school is element of crime to include preschools.
Directs Department of Transportation to offer extended hours at field offices.
Makes conforming changes necessitated by amendment to Oregon Constitution proposed by House Joint Resolution 7 (2013).
Changes exclusion from local revenues for purposes of State School Fund distributions and local option equalization grants.
Creates crime of facilitating sex tourism.
Requires Department of Human Services to operate pilot project, subject to approval by United States Department of Agriculture, to prohibit purchase of foods of minimal nutritional value, as defined by United States Department of Agriculture, using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs and county veterans' service officers to provide aid and assistance to Korean Vietnam War veteran to obtain health care coverage and services and, upon determination that veteran is not eligible for health care coverage and services under federal and state laws, to implement program to provide such coverage and services.
Establishes Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Plan, operated by Oregon Health Authority according to policies established by Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Board.
Increases maximum amounts of corporate excise tax credits allowed for qualified research activities.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to conduct study of sites ready for industrial development.
Creates State Agency Innovation Fund.
Requires consumer contract that provides for early termination fee to include clear and conspicuous disclosure of amount of fee and total amount consumer must pay under consumer contract to avoid early termination fee.
Permits contracting agency that uses public funds to procure goods or services under Public Contracting Code to give preference to bidder or proposer that is headquartered or owned locally, will obtain equipment, material and supplies locally or will employ workers locally.
Establishes refundable credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes.
Directs Public Defense Services Commission to adopt policies and negotiate contracts that provide for compensation of appointed counsel at rate equivalent to assistant or deputy district attorney of comparable experience practicing within same county as appointed counsel.
Authorizes counties to regulate location of sex offender treatment facilities.
Prohibits siting compost disposal site within 1,500 feet of school.